2026 race

NY-23 — U.S. House

2 candidates on the November ballot. Incumbent: Nicholas A. Langworthy.

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How we got here · 2 earlier contests
Democratic primary · Tuesday, June 23, 2026
Called by audit: web-verified
Aaron GiesWon71.6%
  • DKevin StockerDefeated28.1%
Republican primary · Tuesday, June 23, 2026
Called by audit: web-verified
Nicholas A. LangworthyWon
Election held
Counting
Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Results appear here once a race is called and verified. Official returns from the New York State Board of Elections.

Disclosed money in race
$3.6M
Candidate + outside spending. See finance breakdown below.
Incumbent

Currently in office

Challengers

Sorted by fundraising

Aaron Gies

D
ChallengerFEC H6NY23559

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Raised this cycle$678K
Cash on hand: $54K
3 defeated candidates — show

Kevin Stocker

DDefeated
ChallengerFEC H6NY23534

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Raised this cycle$186K
Cash on hand: $0

Stephen Collins

DDefeated
ChallengerFEC H6NY23542

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Raised this cycle$10K
Cash on hand: $0

James George King

RDefeated
ChallengerFEC H3NY23010

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Raised this cycle$5K
Cash on hand: $0
Local signal

Early read on NY-23 — U.S. House

A directional read on where this seat is trending, from the signals we have so far. This is an early scaffold — more inputs light up as coverage and constituent activity accrue.

Coverage tone · the matchup
Recent news coverage of the nominees heading to the general election.
Nicholas A. Langworthylimited coverage
No coverage in our tracked outlets in the last 90 days.
Aaron Gieslimited coverage
No coverage in our tracked outlets in the last 90 days.
A media signal, not a poll of the district.
Constituent stakes
No one here has staked a position on a tracked vote yet. As neighbors weigh in on /pressure campaigns, the district's lean will show up here.
Money in the race

Finance breakdown

Disclosed funding shaping this race — both the money candidates raise themselves and the outside spending dropped by independent groups. Issue-ad spending by 501(c)(4) groups is excluded; the FEC doesn't require disclosure of it. See the note below for details.

Candidate fundraising: FEC reports through October 14, 2026 · 2025–26 cycle

Total disclosed
$3.6M
Candidate fundraising + independent expenditures (FEC).
Candidate-direct (Schedule A)
$3.6M
Raised by candidate committees themselves.
Outside spending (Schedule E)
$150
$150 for · $0 against
CandidateRaised directlyOutside forOutside againstNet in corner
Nicholas A. Langworthy(R)incumbent
$2.7M——$2.7M
Aaron Gies(D)
+ LAKE EFFECT CHANGE PAC $150
$678K$150—$679K
3 defeated candidates — show finances
CandidateRaised directlyOutside forOutside againstNet in corner
Kevin Stocker(D)defeated
$186K——$186K
Stephen Collins(D)defeated
$10K——$10K
James George King(R)defeated
$5K——$5K
Where the money comes from

In-state vs out-of-state

Share of each candidate's itemized individual contributions from donors inside NY versus the rest of the country. Excludes sub-$200 unitemized donations (no geography on file) and PAC money — see note below.

Nicholas A. Langworthy(R)75% in-state · $1.2M itemized
$873K in-state$292K out-of-state
Aaron Gies(D)96% in-state · $154K itemized
$148K in-state$6K out-of-state
3 defeated candidates — show
Kevin Stocker(D)defeated100% in-state · $204 itemized
$204 in-state$0 out-of-state
Stephen Collins(D)defeated100% in-state · $10K itemized
$10K in-state$0 out-of-state
James George King(R)defeated100% in-state · $490 itemized
$490 in-state$0 out-of-state
What's counted, what isn't

Candidate-direct is each campaign's reported receipts on FEC Schedule A — individual contributions plus PAC contributions to the candidate's own committee — through the most recent filing.

Outside spending is independent expenditures on FEC Schedule E: money spent by PACs, super PACs, and party committees for or against a candidate, without legal coordination with the campaign. The committees listed under each candidate are the largest disclosed spenders on either side.

In-state vs out-of-state covers only itemized individual contributions — donations over $200, which are the only ones that carry a contributor address at the FEC. Sub-$200 unitemized donations (often a large share for grassroots campaigns) have no geography on file and are excluded, as is PAC money. So the percentages describe where a candidate's itemized individual money comes from, not where every dollar raised comes from.

Not counted: 501(c)(4) "social welfare" organizations run issue ads that frequently mention candidates by name but aren't classified as express advocacy under FEC rules — they file no Schedule E and don't appear in this breakdown. Press reporting on a race may cite figures that include this dark-money spending; ours doesn't.

Where they stand

Issue-by-issue comparison

Positions extracted from each candidate's campaign issues page by AI. Contested rows — where candidates disagree with each other — appear first.

StatementLangworthyGiesYou
Agriculture
Federal farm subsidies should be reduced and redirected toward smaller producers.
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Education
Parents should be able to use public funds — through vouchers — to send their kids to private or charter schools.
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Housing
The government should spend more building affordable housing.
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Labor
Federal labor law should make it easier for workers to form unions (PRO Act-style reforms).
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Taxes
Corporate taxes should be lower.
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Veterans
The VA should cover more veterans and more health conditions.
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SupportsOpposesNo public positionRinged = confirmed by the campaign

About this race page

Candidate roster is sourced from the FEC's active-candidate list for the 2026 cycle. Fundraising totals reflect committee filings through the last reporting period.

Alignment % compares the candidate's extracted policy positions against your quiz answers. Positions are pulled from the candidate's campaign issues page by AI; we save the source quote for each position so you can verify the extraction. Candidates without a campaign issues page show position data pending — we're working through the roster and re-checking stale extractions every 90 days.

News coverage is from the GDELT 2.0 global news feed, filtered to a curated list of national, political, and regional outlets.